Gomenmachi Station (後免町駅, Gomenmachi-eki) is a train and tram station located in the same vicinity in the city of Nankoku, Japan. The train station is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway with the station number "GN39". The tram station is the eastern terminus of the Gomen Line operated by Tosaden Kōtsū.[1][2]
Gomenmachi Station 後免駅 | |
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![]() Tosaden Kōtsū Gomenmachi Station in 2010 | |
General information | |
Location | Japan |
Coordinates | 33°34′28″N 133°39′01″E |
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Distance | 10.9 km from Harimayabashi (western terminus) |
Platforms | 2 side platforms |
Tracks | 1 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
History | |
Opened | 21 February 1925 (1925-02-21) |
Previous names | Gomen-ekimae until 26 July 1974 |
Passengers | |
FY2019 | 265 (Asa Line) 921 (tram) |
Location | |
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The train station is served by the Asa Line and is located 1.1 km from the beginning of the line at Gomen.[3] All rapid and local trains on the line stop at the station.[4]
The tram station is the eastern terminus of the Tosaden Kōtsū Gomen Line and is located 10.9 km from the western terminus at Harimayabashi.[2]
The train station consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. There is no station building but the platform has a shelter for waiting passengers. In addition, there is a traditional style tiled-roof waiting room set up under the elevated structure. Access to the platform is by means of a flight of steps. Bicycle parking is available under the elevated structure and car parking is available at the station forecourt.[5][6]
The tram station is located at grade in the train station forecourt and at right angles to the railway track.
« | Service | » | ||
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Tosa Kuroshio Railway | ||||
Asa Line | ||||
Gomen | Rapid | Noichi | ||
Gomen | Local | Tateda | ||
Tosaden Kōtsū | ||||
Gomen Line | ||||
Terminus | - | Gomen-higashimachi |
The train station was opened on 1 July 2002 by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway as an intermediate station on its track from Gomen to Nahari.[7]
The tram station was opened on 21 February 1925 under the name Gomen-ekimae. On 26 July 1974, it was renamed Gomenmachi and moved to its present position from a location further to the west.[2]
In fiscal 2011, the train station was used by an average of 326 passengers daily.[7]
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Stations of the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Asa Line (Gomen Nahari Line) | |
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Stations of the Tosaden Kōtsū Gomen Line | |
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